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ATTORNEY BILT@ INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 28, 1925.

"UNITED STATES WARNER zr.` JULIAN, or COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS..` y

v BUR-NER.

Application filed October 13, 1924i Serial No. 743,445.

To `all whom, 'it may concern.'

Be it yknown that I,\ WARNER J. JULIAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golfeyville, in the county of Montgomery and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Burners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relatesto burners and to that type utilizing gas as a fuel and which are associated with stationary boilers.

The primary object 4of the invention is to provide a burner lprovided with a plurality ofnozzle tubes so arranged and connected with valve controlled gas supply pipes thatwhen the supply is cut off from one ory more of said pipes the remaining nozzle-tubes will function in a manner to convey flame to the boiler tubes.

A further object is to .provide a burner whereby'the amount of air to the outlet end` of the nozzle tubes may be regulated according to the number of 4burners in operation so that the combustion will be complete and uniform.

A still `further object is to produce la burner provided with gas supply means and nozzle tubes that can be detachably associated with a casing which in turn is adapted to confront a stationary boiler in contacting engagement therewith, with a portion of the nozzle tubes extending into the boilerfre door,-whereby the flame therefromy can accurately and effectively play upon the boiler tubes and the like.

A still further object is to provide a burner as set forth whereby the function of the burner can be readily detected through a transparent door associated with the enclosure. Y'

Another object is to provide the casing for the burner apparatus in a manner whereby draft channels are formed which are providedwith` adjustable and deflecting means whereby the amount of air may becontrolled as well as be conveyed to the burner desired. t

This `invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, stobe hereinafterfully described, il* lustrated in theaccompanying drawings and `specifically pointed out `in the appended claims. -v

' In describing myinvention in detail, reference will be had tothe accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or correspondingparts throughout theseveral views, and in whichz-f i. Figure l is a side elevation of the burner forming the subject 'matter' of the present invention.

` Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a front elevation.

Figure a is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure l5 is a sectional view t 5-5 to Figure 1. v f l t Figure 6 isa sectional view taken on line (5-6'to Figure 1.

Figure 7.' is a sectional. View taken on line 7-7 to Figure 2.

Figure S is a sectionalview taken on line 8 8 to Figure 4.

Figure 9 is a sectional view taken on line 9 9 of Figure 4. l

Referring to fthe drawings in detail it will be noted that the burner, which will later be "described, `is detachably received within a casing which can be secured to the confronting face of a stationary boiler (not shown),ror fixed to a supporting means. in front of the boiler in any desired manner, without departing fromthe spirit of the invention7 the ycasing is peculiarly constructed and consists of side walls 1 and 2each of which are :provided with a t'rue vertical front edgeywhile the rear edge is inclined as at'3 from `the top, then is disposed horiken on line zontal as at 4 and thencevertical as at 5,

this vertical portion terminating'above the bottom of the front edge to provide a suitable space for operating a draft door 6 f which is mounted in lspaced guides 7 formed of angle iron and secured to the side walls Aas at 8. Thedraft door controls communication to the channel 9 whose upper wall is in the nature of a deflecting plate 1() which extends from-the front wall 11 which envclosesl only the lower portion of the front ofthe .casing and this plate 10 terminates adjacent the lower rear wall 12 thereofto lprovide a draft passage 13. The side edges passage 13 as clearly disclosed in Figure 4 of thefdrawing.

Above the front wall llof the casing,

the remaining portion of the front is open for a purpose which will be presently apparent. As above set forth, a portion of the rear edge of the side wall :is inclined as at 3 toward the rear end of the casing and this inclined portion-has secured thereto a wall 16 which provides means for deviating the draft air within the combustion chamber of the boiler as will be readily apparent upon inspecting Figure 4. The draft air upon entering the space between the open front and the inclined wall 16 must pass through a passage 17 whose front wall is formed by an adjustable deflecting plate 18 secured to the side wall of the casing and having a slidably mounted portion 19 provided with guides 2O as clearly shown in Figure 9 of the drawing. The defiecting plate 18 together with its slidably mounted portion is arranged at the same degree of inclination as the inclined rear wall 16, therefore it will be obvious that the length of the passage 17 may be varied if the occasion requires and for a purpose that will be apparent as the description continues.

The side walls of the casing are each provided with an elongated opening 21 eX- tending from the front edge thereof and terminating adjacent the central portion. These openings 21 are aligned and disposed below the open front of the casing. The upper and lower edges of the opening upon the outer sides thereof are provided with guide strips 22 which are spaced from the edge by runner strips 23 and secured to the edge through the medium of rivets 24.

The guide strips 22 and runner strips 23 provide an accurate guide and support for the plates 25 and 26 which carry the burner apparatus. The plates 25 and 26 are each provided with a horizontal row of aligned openings 27 with the openings of one plate alining with 'those of the other and through which pass the pipes 28, 29 and 30 which are each provided with a control valve 31; two of said control valves are arranged on one side of the casing and control the front and rear pipes 28 and 30 and the remaining control valve is disposed on the opposite side of the casing and control the centrally disposed supply pipe 29. Rising at a forward inclination from each of the supply pipes are a plurality of nozzle tubes 32 which have their upper ends bent at an angle and are adapted to extend through the open front of the casing and into the stationary boiler fire box for a determined distance depending of course, upon the depth of the fire box, however, this distance may be approximately twelve inches.

The nozzle tubes 32 are equally spaced from their connection with the supply pipes and vary in length with their bent upper ends arranged in super-imposed row formation as clearly disclosed in Figure 3 of the drawings. The nozzle tubes 32 are so arranged and connected with the supply pipes thatif either one or both of the forward and rear pipes 28 and 30 were cut olf by its valve the tubes extending from the centrally disposed pipe 29 will approximately distribute the flame equally to the tubes of the stationary boiler' and this is accomplished by arranging some of the tubes of the centrally disposed pipe 29 in aline with the tubes of the front pipe 28 and some of the tubes of the rear pipe 30, also in aline therewith, this structure being disclosed in Figure 4 of the drawings. Of course, any number of the nozzle tubes 32 may be employed, lout the drawings disclose twentythree which are distributed as follows, eight extending from the front pipe 29, seven from the front pipe 29 and eight from the rear pipe 30.

The casing is adapted to be arranged flush or in contacting engagement with the stationary boiler as above set forth and for the purpose of lighting the nozzle tubes, a circular opening 33 is formed in the side wall 1 of the casing, this opening being closed by a depending door 34, pivoted as at 34.

The inclined wall 16 has formed therein an opening closed by a door hinged as at 35 and which is provided with a transparent panel 36 whereby the burner apparatus may be conveniently watched tol ascertain its condition and to inspect the interior of the casing and boiler while the burner apparatus is in operation. The door 35 is provided with a knob 37 whereby it may be conveniently cont-rolled.

The respective walls of the casing together with the top and bottom thereof are adequately secured together by rivets 38, the angle disposed edges 39 making such a connection possible.

An angle iron strip 40 is secured to the front edge of the side walls 1 and 2 and together with a similar .strip 41 which is fixed to the top, the casing can be arranged in close association before the re door of the boiler with efficient and satisfactory results.

The burner forming the subject matter of the present invention is extremely simple and the operation thereof may be briefly described as follows: The outlet ends of the nozzle tubes 32 are lit through the opening 33 by the usual blow torch method, the draft door 6 is then regulated through the medium of its handle 42 to allow suilicient air to pass into the passages as above described, the direction' of travel of the air being indicated by the arrows shown in Figure 4 of the drawing. The direction of air may be controlled by the adjustable deflecting plate 18 whose slidable portion 19 is operated by the handle 43. access thereto being available by opening the hinged door 35.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combina-tion and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim and secure by Letters- Patent, is i l. A burner of the character described comprising a casing having a portion of its rear wall inclined,l and a portion of its front open, a draft air passage formed in the casing, means for controlling the air thereto, a burner apparatus detachably associated with the casing and having a portion `thereof extending outwardly beyond the open front, deflecting plates for conveying air to the burner and a door for the inclined wall and provided with transparent means, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A burner of the character described comprising a casing having a top and bottom, side and rear walls and a partially open front,` guides secured to the side edges of horizontally disposed elongated openings formed in the side wall, plates slidably mounted on the guides and each being probeing arranged one in advance of the other,

nozzle tubes of various lengths rising at p a forward inclination from each of the supply pipes and having their upper ends bent at an angle and terminating in a parallel super-imposed relation and outwardly beyon-d the open end of the casing.

3. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a burner associated therewith, supply pipes included in said burner and being arranged transversely of thecasing one in advance of the other, a plurality of nozzle tubes of various lengths extending at a forward inclination from each of the supply pipes and having angle bent upper ends terminating in super-imposed parallel rows, a control valve for each supply pipe and said nozzle tubes extending from said supply pipes in a manner whereby the heat is substantially equally distributed if some of the nozzle tubes are made inactive by cutting offthe valves to some of said supply pipes.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

VARNER J. JULIAN. 

